Agile Delivery Lead: Cross‑Team Excellence

Communicate Finance; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Finance is seeking a Delivery Lead to own delivery effectiveness across multiple agile software development teams in a mature technology environment. The role focuses on enabling teams by removing obstacles, coordinating dependencies, and driving continuous improvement to deliver valuable outcomes predictably.

The candidate will partner with Product Managers, Engineers, QA, Design, and stakeholders, managing risks and dependencies while driving governance and metrics-driven reporting

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading delivery within agile software development environments.
• Experience coordinating delivery across multiple teams, squads, or workstreams.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban and modern software delivery practices.
• Ability to engage with and challenge development teams when required.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies, competing priorities, and delivery roadmaps.
• Proficiency with Jira, Plandek, and delivery analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery planning, coordination, and execution across multiple software development squads.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, Technical Leads, QA, Designers and stakeholders to achieve delivery outcomes.
• Proactively manage risks, blockers, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Facilitate planning sessions, reviews, retrospectives, and governance activities.
• Support release planning and readiness initiatives.
• Drive visibility through data and metrics, ensuring accountability and transparency.
• Improve delivery predictability, efficiency, and business value across teams.
• Create an environment where agile teams can perform at their highest level.
• Develop delivery practices and support progression towards broader leadership roles.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Agile delivery

Cross-team coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery metrics & reporting

Jira & delivery analytics tools

Education

Information Technology/CS/Eng

Tools

Jira

Plannedek

Delivery analytics platforms

Job description

Communicate Finance is seeking a Delivery Lead to own delivery effectiveness across multiple agile software development teams in a mature technology environment. The role focuses on enabling teams by removing obstacles, coordinating dependencies, and driving continuous improvement to deliver valuable outcomes predictably.

The candidate will partner with Product Managers, Engineers, QA, Design, and stakeholders, managing risks and dependencies while driving governance and metrics-driven reporting